aluxum While I have written a lot about high-yield investing covering many value plays, I have not elaborated so much on the portfolio construction, my investing objectives, and strategy. So, the goal of this article is to elaborate on 3 specific aspects that characterize my overall investment allocation process, where, hopefully, some of this will seem interesting and beneficial in the context of your investment approach: What are the objectives? What asset classes fulfill these objectives? What is the ke ...

You won't find these ultra-high-yield dividend stocks included in Berkshire Hathaway's regulatory filings.It's no secret that Warren Buffett likes dividend stocks. His Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A 0.37%) (BRK.B 0.64%) portfolio is chock-full of stocks with long histories of paying attractive dividends. All of Berkshire's top 12 holdings pay dividends. However, Buffett hasn't been known for investing in stocks with exceptionally high dividend yields. The Oracle of Omaha, though, does own two ultra-high-yield di ...

These cash-generators can boost your passive income.Seeing steadily growing streams of cash deposited into an investment account year after year can make any investor smile. Read on to learn more about two top-tier stocks that can help you earn more dividend income from your portfolio.Brookfield RenewableThe trend toward sustainable power sources is set to provide lucrative opportunities for income-focused investors. Brookfield Renewable (BEPC -3.35%) (BEP -4.24%) is particularly well suited to deliver gain ...

Ares Capital (ARCC) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.Shares of this private equity firm have returned +2.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.5% change. The Zacks Financial - SBIC & Commercial Industry industry, to which Ares Capital belongs, has gained 0.5% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be ...

DKosig In this article, we discuss the latest quarterly results from the Business Development Company ("BDC") Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC). The company delivered a strong 4.1% total NAV return over the quarter, once again beating the average BDC in our coverage. ARCC trades at a 9% dividend yield and has a core earnings yield of 10.3%. Its price trades at a 9% premium to book, in line with the average in our coverage, though above the median. The portfolio sector allocation is fairly typical of BDCs, with ...

SashkinwIt pays to think like a business owner when it comes to investing in stocks. Some entrepreneurs will start a business with the end goal of selling it for a high price, much like investing in growth stocks like NVIDIA (NVDA) today. Most successful entrepreneurs tend to be keenly aware of cash flows and getting paid from the business in return for their efforts, much like investing in value stocks that throw off decent cash flow through dividends. Entrepreneurs/investors who focus on cashflows ten ...

While traders are naturally attracted to high-growth stocks that deliver impressive returns, savvy investors prefer dividend stocks. Growth stocks can be highly rewarding if picked correctly, but they also carry greater risk. Focusing solely on growth means a portfolio may have vulnerabilities if market conditions change unexpectedly. Therefore, buying dividend stocks as part of an overall trading strategy is prudent. It provides more stability and reliable returns on investment.Dividend stocks can perform ...

porcorex Before I begin this article, I would like to clarify that I'm writing it from the perspective of a total return-oriented value investor who focuses on the high-yield sector. As I detailed in a recent article, I believe that it is one of the easiest sectors to consistently win in by pursuing a highly concentrated, actively managed investing strategy. That said, for investors who purely care about generating passive income from quality stocks and do not like to trade much, especially for the sake of ...

Investors should never chase yield. Buying a dividend stock simply because it offers significantly higher-than-average yields will only set you up for problems. That’s because high-yield stocks often have problems. You can see why this is by looking at how yield is calculated.To find a dividend stock’s yield, you divide the amount of dividends per share a company pays by the stock’s price per share. So, if a stock’s price falls the yield rises. And of course, if a stock’s price is falling there could be som ...

Kasia75/iStock via Getty Images Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC), a very large business development corporation ('BDC'), continues to report stellar earnings when compared to the size of the dividend. We publish extensively about Ares, in large part because this is by far our largest BDC holding. Ares, in a simple description, thrives on two market conditions, demand strength, or the economy and interest rates. The company employs a lot of floating rate loans with spreads tending to increase under higher rates. I ...